Joseph M. Cates pleaded not guilty to both on Sept. 22 in Sublette County Circuit Court and requested a six-person jury trial set for Feb. 21, 2023, according to court records.
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SUBLETTE COUNTY – A Marbleton man charged with being under the influence of meth on Sept. 18 also faces a misdemeanor of assault and battery on a correction or detention officer by recklessly propelling a dangerous substance, saliva.
Joseph M. Cates pleaded not guilty to both on Sept. 22 in Sublette County Circuit Court and requested a six-person jury trial set for Feb. 21, 2023, according to court records.
Sublette County Deputy Attorney Clayton Melinkovich filed the charges based on a Sublette County deputy’s report. Each carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $750 fine.
On Sept. 18, deputies were called to Marbleton where Cates was reportedly “behaving erratically” – yelling, whistling, picking up rocks, waving his arms and emptying his pockets, the report says.
Deputies moved to arrest him and Deputy Sinclair Streeter, a certified drug recognition expert, tried to determine what controlled substance Cates might have ingested, it says. Cates then allegedly spit saliva onto the deputy’s clothing, it says.
Cates was arrested on Oct. 5 on a warrant and taken into custody for allegedly violating bond release terms, according to the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office.
